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• Anderson out of initial England Test squad

  25-10-2016 23:56
  James Anderson has not been included in England's initial 16-man squad for the five-Test series against India.
  
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• Obama trolls Trump over 'mean tweet' on Jimmy Kimmel Live

  25-10-2016 23:52
  
  President Barack Obama on Monday trolled Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump - known for his prolific use of Twitter to settle scores - making Trump the punch line for jokes on ABC's late-night show 'Jimmy Kimmel Live.'
  
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• Tributes for couple killed at Dreamworld

  25-10-2016 23:49
  Friends have paid tribute to Roozi Araghi and Luke Dorsett, a couple from Canberra who were killed at a theme park on the Gold Coast.
  
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• Punching no auto sin-bin for Four Nations

  25-10-2016 23:49
  Players in international tournaments, including the Four Nations and World Cup, will not be automatically sin-binned if their throw a punch.
  
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• Delaney quits Olympic Council of Ireland

  25-10-2016 23:46
  John Delaney has quit the Olympic Council of Ireland, making him the first to depart the board since chief Pat Hickey was charged over a ticket scandal.
  
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• Amusement rides are 'very safe': engineer

  25-10-2016 23:36
  An expert in injury prevention says amusement park rides are statistically very safe.
  
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• FAI's Delaney quits as Olympic Council of Ireland vice president

  25-10-2016 23:27
  DUBLIN (Reuters) - Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) vice president John Delaney resigned on Tuesday, becoming the first board member to quit since its chief, Pat Hickey, was charged in Brazil over an alleged scheme to sell Olympic tickets illegally.
  
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• Ten-man Milan miss out on top spot in 3-0 defeat at Genoa

  25-10-2016 23:24
  
  MILAN (Reuters) - Ten-man AC Milan missed the chance to take provisional top spot in Serie A as they slumped to a 3-0 defeat at Genoa with Gabriel Paletta sent off and Juraj Kucka scoring an own goal on Tuesday.
  
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• Rinehart spending $393m on UK fertiliser

  25-10-2016 23:17
  
  Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting is taking a $US50 million stake in London-listed Sirius Minerals and paying $US250 million for a royalty stream.
  
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• Sturridge brace helps Liverpool down Spurs, Arsenal through

  25-10-2016 23:00
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Daniel Sturridge sent Liverpool into the League Cup quarter-finals with two clinical goals in a 2-1 home victory against Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday.
  
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• Majority oppose QUT racial legal case

  25-10-2016 21:27
  The majority of those surveyed in the latest Newspoll oppose a legal case against a group of university students in Queensland under race hate laws.
  
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• Trump vows to scrap Obamacare as costs to jump 25 per cent

  25-10-2016 21:26
  
  Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to overturn President Barack Obama's signature health insurance program after the government announced Americans will see costs jump an average of 25 percent next year.
  
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• No nukes in N. Korea 'a lost cause' - US

  25-10-2016 21:07
  North Korea is "under siege" and too "paranoid" to give up their nuclear weapons, says a top US spy.
  
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• Stokes can be one of the greats: Bayliss

  25-10-2016 20:49
  Trevor Bayliss believes Ben Stokes is capable of becoming one of cricket's greatest allrounders.
  
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• Italy can't handle migrant arrivals

  25-10-2016 20:31
  People smugglers are taking advantage of chaos in Libya to send migrants on overcrowded boats towards Italy and the EU.
  
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• Mother of Dreamworld victims devastated

  25-10-2016 20:20
  The mother of two of the victims of the Thunder River Rapids ride disaster has spoken of her devastation at the loss of her children.
  
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• China recalls 10,000 webcams after hack

  25-10-2016 20:19
  Chinese manufacturer Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology Co will recall 10,000 webcams will be recalled in the aftermath of a cyber attack.
  
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• All Blacks look to deepen squad on tour

  25-10-2016 20:16
  The All Blacks will look to use as many players as possible in their upcoming northern tour as they attempt to build squad depth for next year's Lions visit.
  
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• Rabbitohs fullback spot is mine: Inglis

  25-10-2016 20:09
  Greg Inglis has confirmed he'll definitely be playing at fullback for South Sydney next year.
  
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• 100th Giro d'Italia a mountainous affair

  25-10-2016 19:14
  The Giro d'Italia organisers have unveiled a mountainous course for the 100th edition of the famous bike race.
  
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• Meninga selects five debutants for Scots

  25-10-2016 19:12
  Australia coach Mal Meninga has made changes to the side that beat New Zealand in Perth for the Four Nations opener against Scotland.
  
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• Coote well suited to Cowboys life

  25-10-2016 19:06
  Lachlan Coote feared he may have to leave North Queensland this year before coach Paul Green stepped in to ensure he stayed with the Cowboys.
  
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• Brazil great Carlos Alberto dies following heart attack

  25-10-2016 18:46
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Carlos Alberto, who scored one of the greatest goals in World Cup history while captaining Brazil to glory in the 1970 final against Italy, has died aged 72 following a heart attack.
  
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• Dreamworld remains closed after deaths

  25-10-2016 18:40
  An investigation is underway to determine how four people died while on a 30-year-old water raft ride at a theme park on the Gold Coast.
  
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• 100th Giro d'Italia to be another mountainous affair

  25-10-2016 18:34
  
  The 227-km stage, also featuring the ascent of the feared Mortirolo pass, will be held a day after the third rest day and two days before another 'tappone' (demanding stage) with five climbs scheduled for the 18th leg.
  
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• Teens critical after fatal Vic smash

  25-10-2016 18:31
  A 15-year-old driver is dead and two passengers are fighting for their lives after a crash in Melbourne that police say could have killed all five in the car.
  
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• NBA - Record 113 international players on opening night rosters

  25-10-2016 18:31
  
  The previous records for international players (101) and countries and territories (39) were set at the start of the 2014-15 and 2013-14 seasons, respectively.
  
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• Subdued price pressures likely to continue

  25-10-2016 18:30
  Economists expect official inflation figures will show continued subdued price pressures, but probably not benign enough for the RBA to cut the cash rate.
  
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• Hull's Snodgrass ruled out for upto a month after ligament damage

  25-10-2016 17:59
  
  "Scans have confirmed that @RobSnodgrass7 sustained ankle ligament damage during Saturday's @PremierLeague game against @StokeCity," Hull City tweeted.
  
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• De Bruyne to miss derby clash due to injury - Guardiola

  25-10-2016 17:08
  
  The 25-year-old sustained the injury during City's 1-1 Premier League draw with Southampton on Sunday.
  
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• Yasir spins Pakistan to 133-run victory over Windies

  25-10-2016 17:04
  
  Yasir, who had taken two wickets in West Indies' overnight 171 for four, bowled almost unchanged from the start of the final day to claim four more victims in figures of six for 124, his eighth five-wicket haul and second 10-wicket haul in 18 tests.
  
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• Wolves sack Zenga as manager, media reports

  25-10-2016 17:00
  
  The 56-year-old former Italy goalkeeper is the sixth manager to depart the Championship club in four and a half years.
  
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• League cup will help assess young players, says Conte

  25-10-2016 16:58
  
  Chelsea travel to the Olympic Stadium for the fourth-round Cup tie against West Ham United high on confidence after back-to-back league wins against English champions Leicester City and Manchester United.
  
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• Zidane baffled by Ronaldo's booing fans

  25-10-2016 16:13
  
  MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane does not understand why some fans have turned on Cristiano Ronaldo as the Portuguese striker struggles to end a barren streak.
  
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• Durant should accept spot down Warriors' pecking order - Payton

  25-10-2016 16:04
  
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prized Golden State acquisition Kevin Durant should not try to become the team leader at his new home, says Hall of Famer Gary Payton.
  
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• Workers start knocking down Calais camp

  25-10-2016 15:44
  The migrant camp at Calais, known as the Jungle and formerly home to 6000 people, is slowly being destroyed.
  
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• Kerber turns on the style to overwhelm Halep

  25-10-2016 15:37
  
  SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Angelique Kerber produced a polished display to claim her second straight win at the WTA Finals with a 6-4 6-2 victory over Simona Halep on Tuesday, the world number one virtually booking a spot in the semi-finals of the elite eight-woman event.
  
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• Jarrod Sammut joins London Broncos

  25-10-2016 15:35
  Australian halfback Jarrod Sammut has joined English rugby league team London Broncos on a two-year deal.
  
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• Heathrow 'not right thing to do' - Johnson

  25-10-2016 15:16
  Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who was previously mayor of London, has been a vocal opponent of plans to expand Heathrow for years.
  
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• Sampaoli pulling the right strings at Sevilla

  25-10-2016 14:32
  
  MADRID (Reuters) - When Unai Emery abandoned Sevilla in June after three successful seasons, the Europa League champions were forced to undergo an unwelcome coaching shake-up and hired former Chile boss Jorge Sampaoli.
  
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• Scotland's Nel to miss Wallabies Test

  25-10-2016 14:22
  A neck injury has ruled Scotland prop WP Nel out of next month's Test match against the Wallabies.
  
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• Robshaw in line for England No.7 recall

  25-10-2016 14:18
  He wasn't seen as much of an openside flanker by England coach Eddie Jones but Chris Robshaw could find himself back in the role.
  
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• Watford face inquiry over 'forged' letter

  25-10-2016 14:17
  
  The Football League announced an inquiry into claims that a banking letter, allegedly forged to appear to be written by HSBC, was submitted when the Italian businessman Gino Pozzo took full control of the club from his father Giampaolo in 2014.
  
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• Why are we relaxing gun legislation?

  25-10-2016 14:14
  
  David Leyonhjelm, Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull, Adler shotguns... what is going on?
  
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• Chalmers wins 100m short course freestyle

  25-10-2016 14:00
  Kyle Chalmers does it again in the 100m freestyle - this time in the short course version - winning a World Cup meet in Tokyo.
  
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• Scotland's Nel misses autumn internationals

  25-10-2016 13:52
  
  The absence of the South-African born Nel, 30, was the main surprise in the 31-man squad named on Tuesday by coach Vern Cotton.
  
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• Saracens wing Ashton to join Toulon next season

  25-10-2016 13:25
  
  The 29-year-old has spent five years with Saracens during which he became the club's leading try-scorer and won two Premiership titles as well as a European Champions Cup.
  
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• Bilic urges West Ham to maintain momentum ahead Chelsea clash

  25-10-2016 13:08
  
  West Ham initially struggled to reproduce the form that helped them to finish seventh in the league last season as they lost five of their nine matches in the current campaign -- a run that included four successive defeats.
  
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• England must improve with bat against India, says Vaughan

  25-10-2016 13:04
  
  England relied on their bowling and an in-form Ben Stokes to bail them out against Bangladesh and claim a 22-run victory on the final morning in Chittagong on Monday.
  
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• 'Six and a half' Robshaw in line for openside recall

  25-10-2016 12:50
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Chris Robshaw, a man described by coach Eddie Jones as a "six and a half at best," could be in line for a return to the number seven jersey as the England coach deals with an injury crisis that has robbed him of all his main openside flanker contenders.
  
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